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Fri, 09 Feb 2018 22:05:12 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3AWOLNATION’s “Here Come The Runts” is out now.http://redbullrecords.com/awolnations-here-come-the-runts-is-out-now/
http://redbullrecords.com/awolnations-here-come-the-runts-is-out-now/#respondFri, 02 Feb 2018 07:20:20 +0000http://redbullrecords.com/?p=903623https://ffm.to/runts Awolnation’s Aaron Bruno says his new album, “Here Come the Runts”, is influenced by Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.,” telling the story of how the country actually is, not how nostalgia and spin paint it to be. And, as lofty as that Read more...]]>AWOKLNATION’s new album “Here Come The Runts” is out now! Listen here: https://ffm.to/runts

Awolnation’s Aaron Bruno says his new album, “Here Come the Runts”, is influenced by Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.,” telling the story of how the country actually is, not how nostalgia and spin paint it to be. And, as lofty as that goal is, he succeeds.

The title track is a crafty combination of triumphant metal, groovy electronica and lyrics that declare “We are the runts.”

Remember when self-deprecation was considered charming? Well, Bruno does and he uses it effectively in the bombastic “Jealous Buffoon” and the plaintive “Table for One,” where he surrounds simple, vulnerable lyrics with a massive wall of sound.

The single “Seven Sticks of Dynamite,” which features Long Beach native Rick Rubin in the video, goes from restrained to raucous (even slipping in a shriek from the band’s breakthrough hit “Sail”) and back again. There’s some Weezer-ish sweetness in “My Molasses” and plenty of hip-hop cleverness in “Sound Witness System” as Bruno offers a wide range of American vignettes. What links them together is what he sings about in the lead single “Passion,” the search for things that “blow my mind.”

Albert Hammond Jr is pleased to announce his fourth studio album Francis Trouble will be made available globally on March 9th. Today, fans can preorder the album and get an instant download of the track ‘Muted Beatings.’ In case you missed it, watch Albert Hammond Jr performing ‘Muted Beatings’ last night on Conan.

Francis Trouble explores a deeply personal topic – the stillborn death of his twin brother, Francis, and the lingering effects that event has had in his life and music. In November of 1979, Hammond Jr’s mother, Claudia, miscarried. Although they rushed to the hospital, Claudia and Albert Hammond Sr. were told that the baby was far too premature to live. Albert continued to grow inside of his mother undetected until she was nearly six months pregnant.

Although he had always known of the existence of Francis, it was not until he was 36 years old that he learned from an aunt that part of Francis had remained behind in the womb and was born alongside him – a fingernail. With his music moving in a different path than before, Hammond Jr wondered if this new direction came from another avenue of himself, perhaps emanating from whatever he and the departed Francis had shared for the few short months they had together.

Taking a page from Bowie, Hammond Jr says: “What the music says may be serious, but as a medium it should not be questioned, analyzed or taken too seriously. I think it should be tarted up, made into a character, a parody of itself. The music is the mask the message wears and I, the performer, am the message.”

Working within this mentality, Hammond Jr created Francis Trouble, an homage to both the death of his twin and his own birth, as well as the complexities of identity that arise because of their intermingling. The number 36 became especially relevant, as he had learned more of Francis’s story at that age, and because he was born on the 9th day of the 4th month of the year. Significantly, the album is exactly 36 minutes long.

Don’t mess with The Aces. At least that’s the gist of “Fake Nice,” the latest single from the Utah pop-rock foursome that brought us breakout hit “Stuck” back in December.

The new single, the first from the group’s just-announced debut album When My Heart Felt Volcanic (out April 6), finds lead singer Cristal Ramirez brushing off phoniness to the tune of twangy guitar and lush chords: “All you do is talk/ Really thinking that it won’t get back to me.” And though the lyrics are a far cry — literally — from the band’s 2017 EP I Don’t Like Being Honest, the new track only builds on the group’s soulful, pop-laced sound.

“’Fake Nice’ is a favorite off the album and representative of a funkier side of our sound,” notes the band. “We wrote it about being from a smaller town and experiencing living in a big city for the first time while trying to navigate all the new personalities that come along with that.”

“Lipstick like dynamite,” slurs AWOLNATION frontman Aaron Bruno above a backyard-style guitar on “Seven Sticks of Dynamite.” The western rock single, lifted off the band’s third album Here Come The Runts, comes packaged today with a new video that sees AWOLNATION caught in a campy bar brawl against a biker gang.

“I’ve always wanted to make a video at The Old Place with all of my friends and showcase the spirit of old California,” said Bruno, who rallied together an unruly cast of names like Rick Rubin, Dr. Woo and Duff McKagen to film in Agoura Hills, California.

The visual was aptly directed by Riley Harper, a Hollywood stunt-double for films like Little Miss Sunshine. “It’s pretty awesome when you get to film a bar brawl, but when you have free reign to shoot it at your local watering hole with all of your friends, that’s just a recipe for a good time and a great outcome,” he said.

Watch the premiere of AWOLNATION’s “Seven Sticks of Dynamite,” below, ahead of Here Come The Runts‘ official release on February 2nd.

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http://redbullrecords.com/new-song-flawes-this-could-be-real/#respondSat, 18 Nov 2017 00:44:35 +0000http://redbullrecords.com/?p=903599London via Yorkshire band FLAWES reveal their new single ‘This Could Be Real’ via Red Bull Records.

The band have been locked away in the studio preparing their debut album, poised for a 2018 release, with ‘This Could Be Real’ offering an upbeat nod to what we can expect.

]]>http://redbullrecords.com/new-song-flawes-this-could-be-real/feed/0AWOLNATION’s new album “Here Come The Runts” is out Feb 2ndhttp://redbullrecords.com/awolnations-new-album-here-come-the-runts-is-out-feb-2nd/
http://redbullrecords.com/awolnations-new-album-here-come-the-runts-is-out-feb-2nd/#respondTue, 07 Nov 2017 23:20:24 +0000http://redbullrecords.com/?p=903588awolnationmusic.com and receive instant downloads of ‘Seven Sticks of Dynamite,’ and current single ‘Passion,’ which was the #1 most added at Alternative Radio and currently #19 on the Alt Radio charts. Read more...]]>AWOLNATION announced the release of their third studio album, Here Come The Runts, on February 2, 2018. Fans can preorder the album starting tomorrow at awolnationmusic.com and receive instant downloads of ‘Seven Sticks of Dynamite,’ and current single ‘Passion,’ which was the #1 most added at Alternative Radio and currently #19 on the Alt Radio charts. In the meantime fans can stream ‘Seven Sticks of Dynamite’ here.

Serving as a follow up to the platinum-certified debut album Megalithic Symphony, and 2015’s Run, which included No. 1 hit “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)” as well as Top 5 tracks “I Am” and “Woman Woman,” AWOLNATION’s third undertaking sees Aaron Bruno once again at the helm producing, writing and recording. “With this record I really wanted to make a rock n’ roll/pop album.” says Bruno. “And I say ‘pop’ how I grew up listening to it, in the sense of Dire Straits or Born In The U.S.A or The Cars or Tom Petty.”

Bruno spent 2016 crafting the album in his home studio nestled in the coastal mountain range separating the Pacific Ocean and the suburbs of Los Angeles where he grew up. The secluded location is reflected throughout the album. “The record definitely has a feel to it that seems parallel to the vibe of this mountain and the land,” Bruno notes. “It’s like a non-GMO record. There’s no fake shit on there, none of the vocals are tuned. It’s all real playing.”

In support of Here Come The Runts, AWOLNATION will be embarking on a headlining tour with support from Nothing But Thieves on February 11th in Toronto, and touring the States until mid-March before crossing the pond for a European/UK run throughout the month of April. A full list of dates can be found below. Tickets go on sale on Friday.